Well another British musician, M.I.A. did flip the bird for a different reason at the Super Bowl recently… but your right, time constraints was blamed and I don’t think she needs to be cut-off because of that.

Been hanging out with MIA I see.

It’s really funny how right after Kristen Stewart gets attacked for flipping the bird…M.I.A and Adele do it on live tv. But no one attacks and says such horrible things to them, like the things that were said to Stewart. And it seems Stewart did it in a playful manner that was not meant to be caught by cameras. And if it was, then it was probably aimed at the uncouth paparazzi. Adele and M.I.A have done it on live television. Whatever the reason, giving the middle finger like that is not justifiable, although I can sympathize with Adele as she was treated unfairly.

I would possibly give her a pass but this is kind of a string of unclassy stuff by adele- I mean, who chews gum on stage at the Grammys?! just kind of immature stuff…I think she needs to grow up a little. Though I understand in Europe this kind of stuff isn’t that big of a deal.

Jealous much?

If she was doing it to the paps then it would be a given that it would be up for sale and posted. She has also done it several different times before this I’ve heard? I don’t really know since I wasn’t there to see this happen at any given time nor do I know why she has done it. Both MIA and Adele are older than Kristen as well, with a different, older fan base so that might also be the reason why, so many younger rob fans went bat shit crazy, people who probably haven’t heard of MIA other than that one song about getting high like a plane. Though as you did say, it was on national, live tv when MIA did it, but she has always had that “I don’t give a crap” attitude so all in all it’s not all that scandalous or shocking from her.
As for Adele, she was also always like that from what I gather, and she had a reason at point in time and she did say sorry, though snarky, but still understandable.
So all in all, it just seems to depend on who your fans, or haters, are, for that matter.

She is only 23 how old do you expect her to act.

I understand the host was trying to move the show along, but isn’t there a well established protocol (i.e. has been established across all shows for decades now) that the band begins to play to let the person accepting the speech know they need to wrap it up rather than interrupting a person mid-acceptance and literally carrying on the show. I would say giving the middle finger is a classless obnoxious thing to do, but interrupting her mid-speech and introducing the next performer is far more offensive and something I’ve never seen a host do to anyone before. As far as comparisons to M.I.A., M.I.A. did it to be controversial and provoke, not because anyone did anything to M.I.A. to provoke a middle finger. I think the awards show should be apologizing to Adele, and after receiving an apology, Adele should apologize back to the awards show (she already apologized to fans who misinterpreted). The nonsense about Kristen Stewart is just that – nonsense. Unless you’re a huge Twilight fan, you probably weren’t even aware Kristen flipped anyone the bird. It certainly wasn’t national news like M.I.A. and Adele. If you are a fan of Kristen’s, you’d do her a big favor not constantly drawing attention to her bad antics and then defending them. For the record, Kristen has not had a good history with the press, most of which is Kristen’s own fault by being insolent. Some of the things Kristen has had to deal with from the press should make her upset (such as a british tabloid putting a price on her head) so I have empathy for her with some things, but she’s created much of the bad press through her own actions and not the actions of people who don’t care for her posting comments on blogs. My advice is if you truly are a fan of Kristen’s, stop bringing this stuff up. She’s handling press much better than in the past and has some big movies coming out soon. The best way to support her is to go see her movies.

she seems to be really changing. Firstly her gum chewing was soooo annoying. Than saying she would spit on her father. She dresses classy but she doesn’t act that classy.

Emma & Vanquish, this story is about Adele, why would you try and make it about someone else?? Believe it or not, there are people out here that do not hero worship the actors from Twilight and did not notice what you are talking about. Does she need publicity? Lets stick with the story.

I’m trying to make a comparison as to how people are reacting when someone else has given the finger. That’s all.

You make a really good point. Didn’t think of it that way. Thanks. BTW I am an Adele fan. Not picking on her…she just makes a good case study to relate to. Lol.

I didn’t think you were, I’m also an Adele fan and I personally don’t like MIA, nor am I a huge fan of Kristen, but I for one wouldn’t go crazy over the middle finger thing, it’s her choice in what she does. Then again I’m also not a huge Rob fan, so that might be why I’m mutual over it :).
PS: I wasn’t trying to sound like a bitch (if it seems that way) in the last comment, nor in this one, just thought I’d give my opinion/point of view of your question.

The point I am making is that I clicked on this story because of Adele. I do not care about Kristen, if I want to know anything about her or anyone else for that matter, I will go to their sites. Did anyone indicate that they sure would like to see this from a different angle?

Apparently, you don’t know the facts about Adele’s “father” or you would understand why she made that statement about him. He walked out of her life when she was 3 years old and she was raised by a her mother who was a teenager and single. Her father was never there for her the majority of her life on this planet and is only looking to get back into her life because now she is successful and very wealthy. So before you go making any judgments about her saying that she would spit on her father, consider her reasons for it.

i agree completely.